Gene association analysis of an osteopontin polymorphism and ketosis resistance in dairy cattle

Abstract The aim of this study was to identify the c.495C > T polymorphism within exon 1 of the osteopontin gene (OPN), and to analyze its association with susceptibility to ketosis in Polish Holstein–Friesian (HF) cows. The study utilized blood samples from 977 HF cows, for the determination of...

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Main Authors: Edyta A. Bauer, Dominika Kułaj, Sebastian Sawicki, Joanna Pokorska
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-12-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-48771-5